I am loving this guy....
Sunday, January 30
Monday, January 24
DAMN ... I HAVE A PROBLEM....
It's time to revamp my wardrobe... but I still need furniture and a new car...
what does this mean?
It means, Ladies and Gentlemen, we have entered in the season of "Fuck you, Pay me! Please"
*giggles*
what does this mean?
It means, Ladies and Gentlemen, we have entered in the season of "Fuck you, Pay me! Please"
*giggles*
Saturday, January 22
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: MORE THAN JUST A DJ.....DJ SLOWPOKE...
As a self admitted "DJ-groupie" this artist spotlight is right up my alley. I just find the skill of not only knowing what a crowd wants to hear but also anticpating what the crowd may like musically, to be amazing.
Dressed very comfortably rocking m big hair, trying to NOT stand out (yea right), I stroll into the chosen meeting space, look around and spot DJ Slowpoke. Hugs are exchanged along with greetings and he says " thats an interesting look your going for...!" I remark about my big hair wig always drawing attention to which he responds "oh so its a 'hat!'" I quickly point out that when I purchase my wigs they say "wigs" not hat and we both chuckle.
See that's the thing about "Poke" he never minces words!! Location: Mountain View, Ca. 2000*
While enjoying Summer Jam, SlowPoke and a friend encountered a guy passing out promotional material (promo cds). Loving the idea of being surrounded by all that music, Poke and his friend asked the guy how they could be down (The guy, AG, happened to be in charge of Def Jam Bay Area, at the time), and were directed to Ingrid of the now defunct, Keep it Real Promotions. After a while Poke went from just promoting to actually running the promotion company when Ingrid decided to walk away from the business. Once the labels got wind that Ingrid was not longer running Keep it Real, they stopped sending music. Enter in Rob Reyes a former Kmel dj that after the mass lay-off decided to get into promotions thus M1 Promo was born. In 2001, Poke came in contact with Rob and was working with Rob and M1 Promo, taking a break to move to Florida in 2003 to attend Full Sail University and once he graduated in May of 2005, he came back to the bay and M1 Promo. Rob taught Poke how to dj, he practiced everyday focusing on blending as opposed to scratching and recieved his first break when Rob need a bathroom break at a "Black Saturday" event he was djing. Once he returned from school he began getting dj gigs on his own.
AKA "HE PLAYED IT FIRST"
Poke seems to be blessed with the ability to just kind of "know" what is hot. So whether its a the club, a party or on his blog, http://newslaps.blogspot.com , he's playing something fresh just for the masses, and more times than not... He's playing it first. He does admit that alot of times he doesn't get the credit, but he has the satisfaction of knowing how it really goes down.
BECOMING APART OF THE CORE DJS
There are six djs in the bay area that apart of the Core DJs: Dj Daisy Dukes, Dj D-Sharp, Dj Juice, Dj SuperJames, Dj Moe-1 and Dj SlowPoke.....
Core djs is about who matters in "their" market (Core djs are a nationwide organization) not about being on the radio, but bringing it back to the dj controlling the party.
MORE THAN JUST A DISC JOCKEY...
All in all Poke has the ear, the experience from promo, the audio engineering degree and plus musical tenacity runs in the family ( his uncle is neo-soul singer-songwriter/producer Rapheal Saddiq, his cousin is producer Mark Garvey) he is looking beyond the turntables. His interests in djing the party scene is already wanning, and he is very much looking into going into A&R. Which would take his career and love with music full circle....
Check out the DJ SLOWPOKE
HTTP://TWITTER.COM/DJSLOWPOKE
HTTP://NEWSLAPS.BLOGSPOT.COM
GET YOU SOME....... DJ SLOWPOKE HOSTED MIXTAPES...
< http://twitpic.com/3rwfnc > < http://omg.ly/2ZGZ > @Prank_GGI-"What The Bay Been's Missing" Vol. 2 Hosted By @Djslowpoke
Monday, January 17
The moment a Daddy's girl realizes Daddy is a "Man"
Up until this past year my father had always been some hybrid blend of superhero and demigod in my eyes. Anything that went wrong I knew when I finally told my dad he would tell me everything would be okay and hug me...tell me how beautiful I am..and then make me laugh. And then he did something that I never saw coming, he left, I mean not me he left my mother but it felt like he left me. His choosen method was cowardly, something again I've never saw coming! And then something I had always been told about my father was staring me smack dab in my face.... My daddy is merely a MAN. Growing up my view and relationship with my father was often romantized by my friends and even by me. There was no way you could convince me that my father couldn't leap buildings in a single bound. When my magic carpet was yanked out from underneath me I found myself turning to any man in my life to find that father figure, mind you my dad just left the house not my life. Dumping all my frustration on people who really have their own lives...but only when I felt like it and just engrossed myself in to selfish, deep depression...majorly based on the realization that my father is a "mere mortal." After a real conversation with my little brother and my father I'm okay with the fact that my father is in fact human.
I actually consider myself pretty lucky it took until I was 27 years old before I saw my dad as a Man, mistakes, flaws and all. I am still an ultimate "Daddy's girl" but I am more of a functioning adult. No longer feeling the need to dump my sadness on the man in my life, I do want to apologize to "him" though. I am sincerely sorry for the extra stress and drama I've been causing... I am putting myself on time out!!!
I was always one to stress how important a father is in his daughther's life but I think I sincerely believe it now looking back on how my father with his decisions has affected my love life.
But I'm not going to lie and say that I don't miss the days of naivety when I curled up in my dad's lap and squished my cheek next to his for as long as I could...and my daddy was my personal superhero...
Sometimes growing up is bittersweet.....
Sometimes growing up is bittersweet.....
Tuesday, January 11
Sunday, January 2
Your typical reflection blog on New Year's day!!!
I find myself staring into my own eyes in the mirror...asking myself "who are you and what do you want?" It is so easy to get caught up in the routine of life, to push to the side what you really want to handle your responsiblities. 2010 Was a hell of a year for me... and though I'm always concious of myself through out, the start of a new year always brings on self reflection. So my goal this entire year...is to please myself as much as I possibly can. To go with what I feel, and not let fear of failure or disappointment me stop me from pushing forward. IT'S HIGH TIME THAT THE BOMBSHELL WAS FEELING GOOD.... LET'S GO!
Saturday, January 1
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